(80 K25) "Nigel" 3/4Ton of Fun

[TreeFarm]

I love it when things start to show up. First few boxes today.

 

[Bent77]

Let me know if that gear set holds up

 

[TreeFarm]

Let me know if that gear set holds up

I've never ran them in a 14 bolt, but I have in my jeeps with no problems. Everything I've ever read is they are Randy's "value" brand, Yukon gears that didn't meet quality control for one reason or another.

 

[Bent77]

Yeah I lost a D44 set, so was curious

 

[TreeFarm]

Yeah I lost a D44 set, so was curious

Ah. Well if it blows I'll be sure to post here. Odds are it will be my setup though haha

 

[TreeFarm]

Mmm

 

[Truckman4life]

Gonna powder coat those white?

 

[TreeFarm]

Gonna powder coat those white?

I've thought about it. I think they will stay black though. Eventually I want to rattle can the truck brown and the black wheels will go better with it

 

[kgblazerfive]

Never powder coat wheels. First rock they hit they are done, well the paint is done.

 

[TreeFarm]

Never powder coat wheels. First rock they hit they are done, well the paint is done.

No rocks in the mall parking lot

 

[TreeFarm]

How Do you feel about cheap sub brand tires? These are ironman which is a product of hercules tires which is owned by Cooper. But 4 37x12.5r17s for $700 ain't bad. Even if I only get 20-30k out of them I will feel like i got enough

 

[obijuank5]

Mmm

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What are the specs? Looks like a ton of backspace. I kinda want that.

 

[TreeFarm]

17x8.5 with 4.75bs.

I mainly went for them since they are the cheapest aluminum beadlock you can get. I got them for $250 each. I couldn't even get used trail ready beadlocks for that cheap

 

[Truckman4life]

My super knowledgeable tire guy in Moab was telling me the other day that he had an outfitter that runs around in the mtns 6 days a week and kills every tire they try. They threw some of those ironman mts on there and he's gotten like 35,000 miles out of them. I'm a big fan of cooper and Hercules tires.

 

[TreeFarm]

My super knowledgeable tire guy in Moab was telling me the other day that he had an outfitter that runs around in the mtns 6 days a week and kills every tire they try. They threw some of those ironman mts on there and he's gotten like 35,000 miles out of them. I'm a big fan of cooper and Hercules tires.

That's good to hear. All the reviews I found were mostly good, but nothing really mentioned the offroad side of it. Either way, money is spent now so no going back.

 

[TreeFarm]

Coming along nicely.

 

[TreeFarm]

They are on and look awesome. The shop I had them shipped to was awesome. They were totally cool with the fact that I only shipped there to save $50 on the tires and never intended to use them to install. So I used them to road force balance the tires. They were cool with the beadlocks and let me take one home to rotate it on the wheel, then re balanced it. They earned a customer for as long as I live here

Also, 4.75 back space is about perfect for body coverage

 

[fourwheelerjeff]

https://ck5.com/forums/threads/sergeant-steel.332655/

another truck running the Ironman tires

 

[kgblazerfive]

What shop did you go to?

 

[TreeFarm]

What shop did you go to?

JP Midland tire pros off 4800S and3500W. I have never been there before but tirebuyer offered a discount to ship there so I said why not. Usually I go to discount or les schwab on 1900. They offered shipping to the firestone you worked at but I am not a huge fan of that place.